Objectives and competences
The objective of this course is that student gets insight, understands, applies and evaluates the basic principles of the system theory, cybernetics and economics for problem solving in the field of traffic and transportation.
Based on the gained theoretical and practical knowledge/understanding of the system theory, innovations, macro and micro economics, marketing, transport policy and investment planning, students will be able to analyse, synthesise, augment and evaluate projects and processes in the field of traffic and transportation.
Content (Syllabus outline)
• Fundamentals of system theory (basic concepts of systems and system theory, law of requisite holism, system way of thinking, scientific approach to solving transport problems).
• Cybernetics as basis for governance and management of traffic and transport processes (types of cybernetics, the importance of feedback loop, cybernetic systems management, various aspects, approaches and models in transport).
• Transport from the system theory point of view (key elements and connections of the system, horizontal and vertical elements, problems of the transport system, proposed management actions to eliminate or avoid problems).
• Economic aspect of transport system (macro and micro-economics, transport market, pricing of transport services, transport supply and demand, elasticity, market research and marketing, sustainable transport development).
• System theoretical approach to technological innovations of transport sector and assessment of their impact on the economic efficiency of the transport system.
• Theory and practice of transport policy (macroeconomic parameters, transport and economic development, liberal and regulated transport political model, strategic transport policy goals and documents)Financing of investment projects in transport sector (public - private partnership, crediting, financing from budget sources, business financing, etc.).
• Market-based instruments for regulation of transport volume (tax, tolls, vignettes, user charges for railway and other transport infrastructure, excise duty, subsidy, tradeable permits).
• Theory and practice of external transport costs appraisal (market imperfections, externalities, external costs of transport, internalisation of external transport costs).
• A practical example of preparation and appraisal of an investment in transport infrastructure (synthesis of theory learned and applied on a practical example).
Learning and teaching methods
By lectures and tutorial, state of the art techical equipment and the most up to date sources of information will be used and applied.
Intended learning outcomes - knowledge and understanding
After competition of this course the student will:
• Get acquainted with, understand and know how to use basics of theory of systems, cybernetics and economics in the field of transport and traffic
• Will be able to analyse, synthesize, argument and evaluate, micro and macro-economic processes and investment projects in the field of transport and traffic.
Intended learning outcomes - transferable/key skills and other attributes
Knowledge and application of macroeconomic categories, marketing and planning methods also by other courses dealing with these topics.
Readings
• Dr. Stane Božičnik, Transportna ekonomija, Univerza v Mariboru, 2020
• Dr. Stane Božičnik, PPT prosojnice za predmet Teorija sistemov in transportna ekonomija (objavljene na MOODLE)
• Dr. M.Mulej et all, Dialektična in druge sistemske teorije, Univerza v Mariboru, EPF, 2000
• Dr. Kenneth J.Button, Transport Economics (2nd edition), Edward Elgar Publishing limited, Reprinted 2002
• Dr. Stuart Cole, Applied Transport Economics, Kogan Page Limited, (3rd Edition) 2005
• J.Stanley, D.A. Hensher,(Editors) A Research Agenda for Transport Policy, Edward Elgar publishing, 2019 (Elgar Research Agendas)
• D. J. Spurling, J. Spurling, M. Cao Transport Economics Matters: Applying Economic Principles to Transportation in Great Britain, Brown Walker Press , 2019
• Dr. Emile Quinet, Roger Vickerman, Principles of Transport Economics, Edward Elgar Publ., 2004
• T.Hoon Moon, Transport Economics, Routledge, New York, USA, 2014
• Ludwig von Bertalanffy - General System Theory – 1950,
• Alessandrini, A. Iimplementing Automated Road Transport Systems in Urban Settings, 2018
Dopolnilna:
• Dr. Gerd Aberle, Transportwirtschaft, Oldenbourg Wissenschaftverlag GMBH, Muenchen 2003
• Philip Kotler, Marketing managment, Trženjsko upravljanje, Slovenska knjiga, Ljubljana, 1996
• Paul A. Samuelson, William D. Nordhaus, Ekonomija, GV Založba, 2002
• Dr. Rebernik Miroslav, Podjetništvo in management malih podjetij, EPF, FS, 1997
• Transport Learning, Training Module 4: Public transport models, 2011, www.transportlearning.net
